Pentagon Reports Fall In Military Sexual Assaults...But Still Had 3,158 Last Year -- Daily MailSexual assaults in the military declined slightly last year, the Pentagon announced today.
There were 3,158 reports of assaults ranging from rape to unwanted touching - a decrease of two per cent on 2009.
Incidents involved assaults on people in uniform by fellow military members and by civilians, according to the Defence Department's annual report
Figures show 4.4 percent of women on active duty and just under one percent of men reported experiencing unwanted sexual contact in the period up to last September.
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More News On Sexual Assaults In the U.S. Military
DOD Releases Sexual Assault Report -- U.S. Department of Defense
Report: 3,158 sexual assaults involving military in 2010 -- NBC
Exclusive: 1 in 5 Air Force women victim of sexual assault, survey finds -- Christian Science Monitor
Air Force officials focus on sexual assault prevention -- US Air Force
Pentagon better at responding to assaults -- UPI
Sexual assault of American women soldiers on the rise -- Sify
My Comment: My gut tells me that a number of these cases are not reported .... and as for the US Air Force report that 1 out of 5 Air Force women have been a victim of sexual assault .... that figure is absolutely appalling.
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